What is the meaning of peanut gallery?

noun

  • Figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance. ()
    • usage: "he ignored complaints from the peanut gallery"
  • Rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats.
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